About Dirk Van Tilborg
After reading Jack Kirby’s Forever People and New Gods comic books and watching 2001: A Space Odyssey, Dirk was assimilated during first grade recess into the collective known as Science Fiction. Fueled by the visions of mad scientists such as Philip K. Dick and Frank Herbert, he has quietly searched the galaxy for the next BladeRunner, Brazil and Dark City. Born in San Francisco and currently enjoying a steampunk version of Ft. Lauderdale, when not grokking Science Fiction he spends his time with family and friends and just maybe trying to enter the dreams of disingenuous politicians.
Favorites: Fringe, Dune by Frank Herbert, BladeRunner and Alien Hominid
Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Dirk Van Tilborg
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‘Prometheus’ Noomi Rapace Talks About Her Character “Elizabeth Shaw”
In what has to be the most secretive film of 2012, tiny bits of director Ridley Scott’s ‘Prometheus’ continue to surface and just maybe by the time the film opens we’ll have an idea of what the film is actually about. In an interview with Norwegian newspaper... -
Film Awards Announced For Fantastic Fest 2011
Outrageous indie film festival ‘Fantastic Fest 2011′ has announced their award winners. This years’ winners include a time travelling samurai, a supernatural hallway in the woods, a deadly family reunion, and rampaging Cuban zombies for the festival dubbed “the... -
Brad Pitt Runs From Trouble In New Set Photos From ‘World War Z’
In the latest group of photos from the set of ‘World War Z’, we go from human flesh decay to urban decay. Brad Pitt, who plays lead character “Gerry Lane” and Mireille Enos, who plays Pitts’ onscreen wife “Karen Lane”, are seen running... -
‘Spider-Man’ Producer Sells Supernatural Show To CBS
Former Columbia Pictures Chief and current ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ producer, Matt Tolmach, has sold a female lead supernatural television series to CBS, according to Deadline. The project, from Tolmach and writer Jessica Goldberg is titled ‘Sleepers’.... -
‘Terminator 5′ Still On, But Director Justin Lin Out
Since film producer Megan Ellison purchased the rights to produce two ‘Terminator’ films at the Cannes Film Festival this year, speculation was that the films would be fast-tracked. Ellison also attached hot director Justin Lin (‘Fast Five’) and the original... -
Science Fiction Author Connie Willis Wins The 2011 Robert A. Heinlein Award
This year’s Robert A. Heinlein Award goes to science fiction author Connie Willis. The award is bestowed for outstanding published works in science fiction and technical writings to inspire the human exploration of space. Space exploration was a frequent topic of Heinlein’s... -
Weekend Box Office – ‘Contagion’ Caged By Aging Lion Cub
The virus apocalypse film ‘Contagion’ placed 2nd this weekend taking in $14.4 million domestically. It was only off a very respectable 35% from its debut last week, but unfortunately it was very overshadowed by the 3D re-release of the almost 20-year-old ‘The... -
Science Fiction Genre Snubbed At 2011 Emmy Awards
Last night the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards aired on Fox. While many science fiction and fantasy shows were nominated very few won and most of those awards were in the smaller categories. Outstanding HBO series ‘Game of Thrones’ was nominated for 13 Emmy Awards, but... -
Weekend Box Office – ‘Contagion’ Is Infectious In Theaters
The Steven Soderbergh directed virus apocalypse film ‘Contagion’ easily took the top spot at the box office with $23.1 million. The taut, well-reviewed thriller did 3 times the business of its nearest competitor. Here’s our ‘Contagion’ movie review. The... -
Veteran Science Fiction Actor Cliff Robertson Has Died
Actor Cliff Robertson passed away Saturday September 10th, just a day after turning 88. The talented veteran actor took on many challenging roles in his career and appeared in many science fiction films and television series. He also won the best actor award for his portrayal... -
Science Fiction Adventure Film ‘Europa’ To Star ‘District 9′s Sharlto Copley
Contemporary space adventure film, ‘Europa’, currently in pre-production, will be shopped to distributors at the 2011 Toronto Film Festival, according to Deadline. ‘Europa’ is the story of a six-person team of astronauts from various international space... -
Syfy Channel Renews ‘Alphas’ For Second Season
Syfy Channel’s new super-powered drama series ‘Alphas’ will return for a second season that will air in 2012. ‘Alphas’ was a breakout hit this past summer during its first season and Syfy has ordered 13 episodes for the second season. The series... -
Spielberg’s ‘Robopocalypse’ Gets A Release Date
Author Daniel H. Wilson’s New York Times best-selling book ‘Robopocalypse’ now has a release date for director Steven Spielberg’s movie adaption, according to Deadline. The big budget apocalyptic robot uprising adaptation will be financed by both DreamWorks... -
Universes Are About To Collide For ‘Fringe’ Fans
‘Fringe’ fans, we’re just a few weeks away from the new season that starts on Friday, September 23, 2011 and Fox is already teasing us with a series of “Where is Peter Bishop?” promos and some new posters and photos. In the new ‘Fringe’... -
Weekend Box Office – ‘Apollo 18′ Fails To Take Off
‘Apollo 18′ debuted to a very weak $8.7 million weekend box office in which ‘The Help’ continues to clean up. The low budget horror/sci-fi film is reported to have only cost about $5 million, but being released in 3300+ theaters can be expensive with prints...
Recent Comments
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Bill T.: I didn't imply. I stated it as a fact. Your grasp of English is atrocious. Nothing was ...
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Greg Doolittle: If the implication of your horrendous English is that I commented without reading the arti...
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JasonMBowles: Don't worry about it. I use the same words and phrases a lot too. It's not as bad as whe...
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Bill T.: No, and neither can someone say it when they haven't read the article....
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Icey G: That pic. Looks like Doom. Just saying. xD...
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Boom: I just want the New Frontier books to be a series....
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Boom: Oh, that is a good point. That may have changed her story line to make her into weapons......
